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Seattle: The Silver Quoin Press, 1949. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 25. Bound in rust-colored cloth with paper title label on front cover. Fine in VG dust jacket. Edition limited to 290 copies. Charming doggerel with references to Puget Sound and it's natural environment, including Walla Walla onions, geoducks (given here the phoenetic spelling "gooeyducks") etc. A handsome production from James Dille at his Silver Quoin Press. Dust jacket now protected in a clear removable, archival cover. Bookseller inventory S12182X1A.

Seattle: University of Washington Press for the Henry Art Museum, 1970. First Edition. Stiff printed wrappers. Fine. Pp. 80. Bibliography. Illustrated throughout with b&w photos of sculpture. Maps. Index. Bound in photo-illustrated stiff paper wraps. A handsome survey of works held in local Pacific Northwest collections, mostly private. With a roster of those who loaned works.

San Francisco: (San Francisco Chamber of Commerce), 1924. First Edition. Stiff printed wrappers. Good. Small 8vo. Pp. 63. With 16 full-page illustrations. Stiff card covers, printed. Spine worn away at head and tail, with signatures exposed. A splendid overview of the city, told with panache. Well-served by historical references, the essence of San Francisco emerges with roaring '20s prose, comparing, for instance, the intersections of Broadway, Kearney, and Columbus Avenues with Montgomery Street as akin to Greenwich Village or even Montmarte. Despite the spine condition, book remains attractive. COWAN, p. 70.

Raleigh: State Department of Archives and History, 1948. First Edition. Stiff Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. Pp. 93. Thoroughly illustrated with b&w photographic reproductions of pieces, makers' marks, old newspaper ads, etc. Printed paper wraps. Slight discoloration to cover. front hinge is tender. In all, though, Very Good. Bookseller inventory SADS-DM-ME.

Amsterdam / New York: N. Israel / Da Capo Press, 1968. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fascimile reprint of the first edition, London, 1789. Small 4to. Pp. 85. Folding charts. Simulated vellum binding. Captain Gilbert sailed the "Charlotte" to transport convicts to Botany Bay. Thereafter he traveled to Canton to secure a cargo of tea on behalf of the East India Company -- an account of that leg of the voyage comprises this volume. It was an important voyage in the exploration of the Pacific and, importantly, the discovery of chains of islands therein. See HILL I, p. 124.

(New York): New Directions, 2001. First US. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. (New York): New Directions, (2001). First edition thus. Fine/fine. 8vo. Pp. xxi; 146. Followed by a one-page ad of publisherís titles. Translated by Roger and Angela Keys. Introduction by Susan Sontag. Gray quarter cloth binding over paper-covered boards. Red lettering stamped on spine. A lovely copy with no detracting qualities. Novel first published in English by Quartet Books, 1987; this is the first hardbound English language edition. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Portland (OR): Binfords & Mort, 1958. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Near-Fine. 8vo. Pp. 302 followed by a one-page biography of the author. Frontispiece photo portrait of McLoughlin. Illustrated throughout with b&w line drawings, photo reprints, maps, etc. Bound in blue cloth with silver-lettering stamped on cover and spine. A Fine copy in a bright dust jacket with small chips and showing a bit of fading to spine. Reprint of the First Edition, 1935.

New York: American Geographical Society, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo. Pp. 54. With a 16-page section of b&w photo reproductions. Includes a color fold-out map bound in at rear. Appendix details sovereignity claims on Antarctica by respective nations. Bound in paper-covered boards with device on front cover and blue lettering on spine. Slight offsetting to cover and with small vertical marginal hash marks on occasional passages. VG+. The president of Carleton College weighs in with a historical reference-heavy emphasis on why the United States should further its interests in Antarctica, referencing at one point a letter from Douglas Mawson explaining why the US could do so.

New York: Harper and Row, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Pp. xviii, 279. Frontispiece photo of "the Cavalier" posing at Camp Cheyenne, 1890. Profusely illustrated, mostly with modern-day photos of extant relics of the opening of the West. Index. Nine maps are featured. With a list of suggested reading. Orange cloth with stamped lettering on spine. In a perfect dust jacket. A solid, attractive copy of this handsome production. Covers military forts and battle sites that are either in the Park system or are eligible for designation in the Park system in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Portland: Binfords and Mort, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Pp. x; (2); 363. Illustrated with sporadic b&w reproductions. Bibliography. Endpaper maps. Bound in silver cloth with lettering stamped in blue on front cover and spine. Fine in illustrated dust jacket. A particularly fresh copy. The dust jacket, particularly bright, is now preserved in a removable, archival sleeve. Bookseller inventory A06043X13L.

(London): Thames and Hudson, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Small 4to. Pp. 192. With 120 illustrations in b&w, 11 in color. Drawings by Barbara Fash. Bibliography. Index. Bound in black cloth with publisherís gilt device on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Remainder mark on bottom edge, else a fine and attractive copy of this well produced book. A fascinating and readable monograph by the eminent Harvard Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and Ethnology who also served as director of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

London: J. M. Dent, 1982. Revised and Enlarged. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Tall 8vo. Pp. xvi; 382. Bibliography, Illustrated throughout with innumerous b&w and color photos. Heavy paper-covered boards, with gilt lettering and border on spine. Some slight sunning to spine of dust jacket, otherwise a splendid, solid copy. A comprehensive and masterful monograph. A massive undertaking, Thomas's survey considers some 2,000 species. First published in 1976, this revised edition compensates for the earlier edition's oversights. A handy and handsome guide to perennials.

New York: Beekman House, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York : Beekman House, 1979. First edition. Fine/fine. 4to. Pp. 96. Introduction by Lee Iacocca. With a 9 pp. overview of the development of the "Personal Car 1946 - 1964," which includes details exotic models such as the Nash-Healey and the Kaiser-Darrin and others. Chapters on the Mustang I and the XT-Bird. Illustrated throughout with b&w photo reproductions. An attractive copy with no detracting qualities. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve. Bookseller inventory STDD-DM-DW.

Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1972. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Decorative Arts. 8vo. Pp. 229. Appendices. Illustrated throughout with b&w photo reproductions, showing 105 pieces of ware. Index. A reprint of the 1905 Stokes edition, this production is lavish for its scarlet satin binding with gilt-stamped lettering on spine. A lovely book in dust jacket that is perfect but for being price-clipped.

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. 8vo. Pp. xx, 178. Frontis. tipped-in photo of the Taj Mahal. Illustrated with 64 tipped-in black-and-white photos. With bibliography and index. Bound in pale peach buckram with gilt rule, and black stamped-lettering. Fore-edge untrimmed, top edge dyed red. Former owner name and date (1919) in ink on front free-endpaper, else fine. A handsome copy of a sturdy book. The author embarked on his eastern adventure on the Minnesota, out of Seattle.

New Haven: Yale University, 1935. First Edition. Printed wraps. Very Good. Decorative Arts. 8vo. Pp. 37. A catalog for a loan exhibit mounted for Connecticut's tercentenary (1635 - 1935). Over one-hundred sixty-six pieces are described, many illustrated with b&w photos. With an introduction by John Marshall Phillips. Very slight discoloration to cover edges. A presentable copy of this informed monograph.

Boston: National Education Association, 1910. First Thus. Hardcover. Good +. 12mo. Pp. x; 190. Illustrated throughout with b&w photo reproductions. With eight plates of color maps. Green cloth with printing on cover. General wear with some light pencil notations on two pp., front hinge starting and cover worn. A fascinating look at Boston, 1910, in an edition of this oft-printed guide book published for the National Education Association convention during that year. With sections on "Modern Boston," "Important Points of Interest," "Day Trips," etc. Bookseller inventory DSDD-DM-DW.

Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1941. First Edition, Third Printing. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. 8vo. Pp. 256. Bound in taupe cloth with lettering and rules in black and red. Dust soiling to top edge. Dust jacket price-clipped and a bit age-toned, but sound. First published September, 1940, the demand for Buchan's Canadian speeches was so high that this third printing was run a mere nine months later. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

New York: HarperCollins, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Pp. 211. Blue paper-coverd boards over white cloth binding. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in Fine dust jacket. An exemplary copy, with no detracting qualities whatsoever. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable archival protector.

New York: Praeger, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Tall 8vo. Pp. 256. Bibliography, numerous b&w illustrations; index. Former owner's address label to ffep, otherwise in very attractive condition. A useful general survey.